Garage Magazine – Covers by Damien Hirst + Hedi Slimane | Richard Prince | Nick Knight + Dinos Chapman
Garage, the new fashion magazine created by Dasha Zhukova, is already making waves, even as its debut issue has yet to hit newsstands. It is the first issue, in fact, that has people talking. More specifically, it’s the three different covers, the most provocative of which sports a Hedi Slimane photograph of the lower half of a … READ MORE
Thrasher x Supreme – Hooded Coach Jacket + Hoodies
Lil’ Wayne‘s inadvertent face planting over the weekend highlighted 2 things. One, Lil’ Wayne one tough dude. Even with a head wound that needed 9 stitches, the man still signed off his Twitter with “Love The People”. Two, the man just made it on the Thrasher Magazine‘s honorable mention today, with much respect from the bible … READ MORE
Forbes Cash King – Hip-Hop’s Top Earners
Forbes has compiled its annual Cash Kings list, a top 20 ranking of hip-hop’s top earners for the period spanning May 2010 to May 2011. Not surprisingly, the rapper who’s increasingly respected for his business acumen came in at no. 1 with $37 million: Jay-Z, who’s been in the news lately for Watch the Throne, his … READ MORE
Louis Vuitton – “Architecture and Interiors” Book | By Rizzoli
Pivotal to a brand’s success can be found through consumers’ in-store experience. But the advent of online stores and other virtual shopping schemes have all made the physical storefront less appreciative. In bring back the sense of exuberant once felt by customers as they entered its palaces of pampered luxuries, Louis Vuitton and its parent company … READ MORE
HAZE x XLarge 20th Anniversary – Hazed and Confused for XLarge Collection
Amongst the brands that would be classified as streetwear culture pioneers are XLarge and artist HAZE. Both involved parties have made significant contributions to the culture as well as paving the way for many new upstarts to come later. So, it is only fitting that these two brands got together in celebration of XLarge’s 20th anniversary. … READ MORE
Take 8 Ivy Book | Available Now
Take Ivy was a mythic volume from the ’60s that chronicled the insouciant yet deliberate style wielded by young Americans across the nation’s Ivy League campuses. Commissioned by the owner of an Ivy-inspired clothing line in Japan, it was a style guide captured by Japanese photographers and writers on a fact finding mission. Prior to its … READ MORE
Eric Elms – DUNKS Book
To see aerial stunts by a 7-foot athlete isn’t just thrilling for fans. From the images acquired by artist/designer Eric Elms, they are equally exciting for other ball players on the side line. New from Elm’s AndPress publishing, DUNKS is a compilation vintage NBA posters with a single highlight, the feat of dunking and the reactions … READ MORE
Star Wars – The Blueprints | By J. W. Rinzler
The privilege as an executive editor of Lucasfilm Ltd., J. W. Rinzler has accessibility to a treasure trove of archives from all 6 Star Wars films, an abundance of forgotten images and storyboards filed away long ago. Not forgetting the most important part, to meet with the actual “creators” of this universe, like ILM model shop … READ MORE
Decode Jay-Z with Bing | Detailed Look
A year later, it is still the most talked about advertising campaign for search engine Bing though little details are known at the time. With the brain behind the campaign, creative agency Droga5, taking home 4 Titanium Lions at last month’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the first firm to do so, peculiarities on Decode … READ MORE
Matt Stevens – MAX100 Book Project | Update
Just last month, we reported on a project by Matt Stevens, a graphic designer with an addiction to Air Max 1. His MAX100 Book Project now has 24 days to go on KICKSTARTER and with 226 backers, the project looks very likely to reach its goal of $30,000 pledge. Graphically inclined sneakerheads should take a look, … READ MORE
